Monument record 2267/1/59 - 19th century railway signal box

Presumably built in or around 1863 when the Cheshire Lines Committee's Manchester - Chester line from the Knutsford direction reached Northwich. (1) The line was later extended to Chester and Helsby. The signal box would have served as an access mechanism for entry and exit to the station, an engine shed, a goods shed, and the industrial complexes of north Northwich. The signal box is present on the c.1973 Ordnance Survey map. (2)

<1> Sylvester D, 1971, A History of Cheshire with Maps and Pictures, /58-61 (Book). SCH70.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1995-2017, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map, Sheet SJ67SE 1973 (Maps and Plans). SCH2427.